Interactive Data

Do you want to understand the impact of federal spending on your state or town? Do you wonder how the federal government spends your federal income tax? Do you wish you could build a federal budget that reflects your spending and revenue priorities? National Priorities Project's tools are your doorway. Step through and start exploring!

What if you could choose to allocate your tax dollars differently, in a way that reflects your personal budget
priorities? In three easy steps, estimate how much your state, city, congressional district, or county
paid towards federal programs, choose what you would provide instead, and share your plan.

The Faces of the Budget project tells the story of the federal budget through ordinary folks’
personal experience. We’re illustrating all the ways the federal budget touches people’s lives –
and what they think about budget decisions being made in Washington D.C.

What counts as national security depends on your perspective. Our embeddable counters track how much the
U.S. spends on a variety of programs that protect our future, from military to food assistance.
Do our nation's spending choices align with your priorities?